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Old Jack
- Thread starter 469 runner
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Farmall450
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Looks nice...castors good?
roblouvasz
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I bought one sometime last year for 30.00. I think it was a 4ton. I was a newer version than yours. I was planning on refurbing it but the lift arm was twisted and the guide arms were bent. The lift arm was made out of welded plate steel not cast and the entire cylinder assembly was bent. There seems that there was no sort of safety bypass on jacks that old and when they were overloaded they would just bend. I would take a very close look at the overall integrity of your jack and make sure nothing it bent, warped, twisted or cracked. That jack ended up it the scrap yard. I did save the seat and wheels off of it, if you need any. I did check online and found that Joyce Cridland also manuactured the old huge single cylinder car lifts.
jabberwoki
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Very nice are you going to restore it?
Contact Hiball for info and kits.
Contact Hiball for info and kits.
OP
469 runner
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I don't own this jack. I took these photos off of a local Craigslist ad in Northern Virginia. It is priced pretty high at 175 dollars. So I'll probably pass. Everything around here on Craigslist seems to be overpriced. I was just curious about the brand as it is one I have never head of, and it looks like a good jack.
They are still in business. They have made all kinds of lifting equipment for many years. I
was just looking at screw jacks on E Bay and many that are called "House,Barn,Railroad" jacks are theirs. They all seem to be real antiques but still functional. Some had 10" of travel. Sort of a prehistoric Esco jack. They look like they would be very good for replacing a motor mount on my pick up, that is already on jack stands. I don't like using a hydraulic jack for safety reasons and fine height adjustment is difficult, especially when lying in your back. They make tall ones for vehicles on a lift at a reasonable price but nothing similar for a car on stands. This brand was new to me too, until I started looking for screw jacks
was just looking at screw jacks on E Bay and many that are called "House,Barn,Railroad" jacks are theirs. They all seem to be real antiques but still functional. Some had 10" of travel. Sort of a prehistoric Esco jack. They look like they would be very good for replacing a motor mount on my pick up, that is already on jack stands. I don't like using a hydraulic jack for safety reasons and fine height adjustment is difficult, especially when lying in your back. They make tall ones for vehicles on a lift at a reasonable price but nothing similar for a car on stands. This brand was new to me too, until I started looking for screw jacks